Graduates

There are numerous and varied funding opportunities, but essentially there are five types:

Many Oxford Scholarships for which an eligible graduate application will be considered automatically if the application is submitted by the January deadline (such as the AHRC, ESRC, Clarendon Funding and the Birla Studentship outlined below);

Some Oxford Scholarships which one needs to select specifically on the graduate application form, with, if required, additional materials (such as the Ertegun Scholarship outlined below);

Other Oxford Scholarships, for which one needs to apply independently from the graduate application (such as certain College Scholarships mentioned below);

External Funding, for which one needs to apply independently from the graduate application and to an organisation external to Oxford (such as the Philological Society Master’s Bursary Scheme mentioned below);

Extra Support, beyond scholarships and loans.

All Oxford Scholarships are searchable with the Fees, funding and scholarship search tool. External funding and extra support listed by the University need to be researched using the separate web-sites below.

Funding opportunities that include, or are specifically intended for, taught graduate courses are usually available to both, M.St. and M.Phil. students (such as the Ertegun Scholarships). Other funding opportunities are available to D.Phil. students only and may include the M.St. / M.Phil. plus prospective D.Phil. pathway (such as Research Council scholarships).

Funding Tools

Fees, funding and scholarship search tool
For Master’s courses, search under “General Linguistics and Comparative Philology, Master of Philology/Master of Studies”; for the DPhil, search under “Comparative Philology and General Linguistics, Doctor of Philosophy”. Scholarships specifically for Linguistics students are listed under the category “Comparative Philology”.

Fee rates for courses offered by the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics have been the subject of a review and in many cases have been increased significantly. This affects both Home/EU and Overseas rates. For the latest information on fees charged by the University please visit the Fees and Funding page:http://www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding/fees/

Humanities Division — Graduate funding

UK or EU applicants — AHRC or ESRC Funding

AHRC and ESRC provide funding at the Master’s and D.Phil. level for students from the UK and the European Union. Master’s level awards are intended for students who intend to continue their studies to D.Phil. level. This should be made clear in the application.

In order to be considered for AHRC or ESRC funding, applicants must ensure that all required material, including references, is submitted by the January deadline.

Basant Kumar and Sarala Birla Graduate Studentship

Funding for one three-year graduate studentship has been donated by Birla International Limited. The Scholarship provides in full the tuition and college fee, and a maintenance grant commensurate to the national minimum doctoral stipend of the UK Research Councils, for three years. It is open to students of all nationalities.

College Scholarships

Most colleges offer their own bursaries or partial scholarships, available to applicants in a number of disciplines. These are listed in the funding search tool. In some cases, you must name the relevant college as your first choice on your application in order to be eligible for the bursary or scholarship.

In some years, the Faculty is able to offer joint scholarships with certain colleges. In years in which these scholarships are available, information on how to apply will be provided on this website.

The Philological Society Masters Bursary Scheme

The Philological Society offers a limited number of annual bursaries for students embarking on a taught postgraduate programme in the areas of linguistics or philology for which MPhil and MSt applicants may be eligible. See the website of the Philological Society for more details: http://www.philsoc.org.uk/funding.asp